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150th anniversary opens with exhibit
Kyle Hansen
Issue date: 1/24/07 Section: News
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The exhibit, located on the second floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, will be free and open to the public following the gala on Jan. 26, and will remain open until Dec. 15.
Events are planned throughout the year to commemorate the University's sesquicentennial. The theme of the celebration is "Where tradition meets tomorrow."
"We thought, 'Wouldn't it be nice to have an exhibit for people to learn about our history?'" said Jennifer Cauble, the associate vice president of the marketing and communications department. "People do not know about it. We wanted a way to celebrate our history but also to look to the future."
Cauble is the chair of the 150th Celebration Committee and has overseen the planning of the exhibit.
"We are really trying to help people to understand and raise awareness in the community and pride on campus," she said. "It is interesting to learn about other students and it creates pride in the school."
"There is a legacy of learning and a legacy of impact here," Cauble said. "You start to recognize as a student that there is more to it than you might think."
The exhibit includes items such as a drum that belonged to alumnus "Krazy" George Henderson, best known as the inventor of the wave. Other items include a calculator from the 1940s and a bowl ring from the Spartan's victory in the 1990 California Raisin Bowl.
There are also photographs and other paper items, including diplomas, books written by students and a photograph of Brig. Gen. Anthony Jackson, who graduated in 1971 and is currently serving as the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command.
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